Ferns & Fern-allies of Sikkim 1
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Fern and Fern-allies of Sikkim: A Pictorial Handbook Part I
In hilly regions, there exists a luxuriant growth of ferns and their allied plants. They are major constituents of tropical rain forests, subtropical and temperate forests, as well as of the alpine regions of the Indian Himalayas. This manual chiefly contains two parts: one is the introductory part, in which various.
• aspects of occurrence,
• morphology, and
• reproduction of Pteridophytes
are given briefly with the hope that they will benefit the public and beginners, and, in the second, a pictorial description of 150 species of Sikkim Pteridophytes is given in detail. All the species are illustrated with good-quality photographs, and in some cases, certain important features are also highlighted. Also mentioned are the places of occurrence of every species. Workable keys to the genera and species given in this manual will help in the identification of different taxa in the field as well as in the herbarium.
• Vernacular names of some species,
• notes on habitat,
• range of distribution (including altitudinal range) in Sikkim,
as given in the manual, will facilitate the reader in the identification of species. Reasons for the depletion of the Pteridophyte population in Sikkim, conservation strategies and medicinal and other uses of some species are also provided.
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After post-graduation from Kumaon University, Nainital, B.S. Kholia started working on Pteridophytes of Kumaon hills bordering West Nepal and Tibet (China) in 1985. During his PhD course, he collected many interesting ferns from these remote localities, and many of them were added as new records for the Western Himalayas. The process of learning about Himalayan Pteridophytes has continued for the author as he engages with taxonomy, cytology, biodiversity, and the conservation of this relic and neglected group of plants. For his contribution to Himalayan ferns, the Indian Fern Society awarded him the Prof. S. S. Bir Gold Medal of Pteridology. At present, he is posted as a Scientist in the Botanical Survey of India at Sikkim Himalayan Regional Centre, Gangtok and working on various aspects of Pteridophytes of Sikkim and adjoining Darjeeling hills. Earlier, he also worked as a Scientist in Central National Herbarium, Howrah (CAL) and as a Head, Live Collection Division (LCD) and Conservation Research and Education Division (CRED) at Botanic Garden of the Indian Republic (BIR), NOIDA.
